Passementerie, Textiles and Upholstery

The passementerie workshop produces all kinds of trimmings such as fringes, galloons, cords and tassels (among many others), made with threads of silk, fiocco, gold, silver, bronze, cotton, etc. The advantage of high quality passementerie pieces is that, in addition to their visual beauty, they provide an element of cohesion to a specific project, giving shape, structure and, often, depth to a room. The textile workshop, one of the oldest, employs great skill to create new Arraiolos rugs, using wool dyed the traditional way, as well as fulfilling another of the Foundation’s missions: that of conservation and restoration of other textiles, such as embroidery and oriental rugs – heritage pieces or owned by collectors.